Dinoplagne heads the list around Échallon
Nothing is mapped in Échallon, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Barrage de Génissiat, 20 km off.
Top of the list around Échallon
The rest of the best known are 2 attractions.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where they are
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Échallon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
They are all other sights: 3 in all.
Dark: in Échallon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
These 3 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Échallon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Head 20 km out for Barrage de Génissiat, the best known of 12.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou39 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse16 km southeast, in LéazChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod17 km northwest, in Cornod
ChâteauChâteau de Voltaire29 km east, in Ferney-VoltaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude21 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse39 km west, in Bourg-en-Bresse
MuseumChâteau des Allymes37 km southwest, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey33 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay37 km southwest, in AmbronayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin29 km southwest, in PoncinPlaces within 40 km of Échallon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Échallon
Are there attractions near Échallon?
Nothing is mapped in Échallon itself, but within 5 km there are Dinoplagne, Marmites de géant de Saint-Germain-de-Joux and La roue à aubes.
Are there museums in or near Échallon?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Échallon or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Échallon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Barrage de Génissiat (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (21 km), Monastère royal de Brou (39 km), Fort l'Écluse (16 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Échallon, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Voltaire: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.